Consumers look to emerging joint health ingredients like collagen, turmeric, eggshell membrane, and MSM for support.

Trending joint health ingredients expand the dietary supplement formulator’s toolbox

Rousselot, extended its ProTake portfolio of hydrolyzed collagen for food and drink formulations with three new clean-label solutions: ProTake Bar, ProTake Powder, and ProTake Foods. Each product increases collagen content, reduces fat and sugar levels, and enhances taste and texture. 

“As consumer expectations for food and beverage varieties continue to become more sophisticated, the industry is facing rising pressure to deliver cleaner functional products that are both healthy and indulgent,” said Claude Capdepon, global coordinator, Rousselot Application Laboratories, in a press release. “The formulation process of these products can, however, be challenging as one size does not fit all. Producers require innovative ingredients that are not only tailored to consumer preferences, but also the specific application like bars, powders, savory snacks and soups, baked goods and dairy foods. We have expanded our ProTake range to help our customers overcome these challenges and formulate a variety of tastier and healthier foods and beverages effectively. Alongside these solutions, we provide formulation, technical and regulatory support via Rousselot’s innovation labs to support our partners in creating next-generating products that consistently meet expectations and bring them to market more quickly.” 

The full portfolio will be presented by Rousselot in the new product zone at Fi Connect 2020 on Monday, November 30 from 11 – 11:30 a.m.

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Rousselot, extended its ProTake portfolio of hydrolyzed collagen for food and drink formulations with three new clean-label solutions: ProTake Bar, ProTake Powder, and ProTake Foods.

Rousselot expands ProTake hydrolyzed collagen range at Fi Connect 2020 

Sabinsa (East Windsor, NJ) is offering glyphosate test results to customers of all the products the company sells. In October Sabinsa began testing for residual herbicide in 20 nutraceutical ingredients as a routine practice, along with all other USP listed pesticides, and are widening the scope to all products the company sells. Spices must be below 7 ppm and herbs below 0.2 ppm. Although glyphosate is a popular herbacide, its use has become controversial. Organizations such as the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research of Cancer has said it is carcinogenic to humans, and multi-million-dollar settlements have been issued for those with cancer found to be from exposure to the material. 

Sabinsa analyses glyphosate and its major metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). The total of these two is reported as glyphosate. Glyphosate rapidly gets converted to AMPA after absorption in soil, which is why Sabinsa’s scientists decided to monitor AMPA in addition to glyphosate.

“The method development of these products is very challenging and time consuming, requiring skilled techniques,” said Sabinsa founder and chairman Muhammed Majeed, PhD, in a press release. “Given Sabinsa’s mission to improve human health, confirming purity of the materials we sell makes sense.”

In October Sabinsa began testing for residual herbicide in 20 nutraceutical ingredients as a routine practice, along with all other USP listed pesticides, and are widening the scope to all products the company sells.

Sabinsa offers customers glyphosate test results with all its ingredients

Informa Markets is hosting Vitafoods Europe 2021 as a hybrid event with two session: an in-person event at the Palexpo in Geneva, Oct. 5 - 7, 2021, and a virtual event running in parallel Oct. 4 – 8, 2021.

“We had a fantastic response to our first Vitafoods Virtual Expo and Summit in September,” said Chris Lee, managing director, health and nutrition network at Informa Markets, in a press release. “The interactive virtual event opened up our brands to a wider global audience than ever before, highlighting the power of technology to bring our industry together and drive it forward.

“The disruption of recent months accelerated our strategy to take our core physical event offering to the next level by integrating virtual elements, in order to bring an innovative and convenient format for exhibitors and visitors alike to share ideas and make global connections,” Lee continued. “Face-to-face events bring so much value to our industry, but we also recognize that individuals have different preferences and travel can pose challenges, especially in the current climate. This is exactly why we’re delighted to announce our new hybrid format for Vitafoods Europe 2021. Over a week in October next year, we’ll be hosting forums, webinars, roundtables and much more across our innovative cross-functional platform and in-person event, providing the industry with access to even more exclusive experiences, knowledge and networking opportunities. Watch this space!”

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Informa Markets announces live and virtual dates for Vitafoods Europe

Roquette (Geneva, IL) launched Lycagel, a pharmaceutical-grade solution for vegetarian softgel capsule formulations for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. The plant-based delivery system is made of pea starch; carrageenan, a setting agent sourced from marine macro algae; Neosorb sorbitol, also plant-based; and Na+ (salt), a jellifying agent.

“The launch of Lycagel marks a new era for softgel formulations and manufacturing. Manufacturers no longer need to compromise on performance when launching a vegetable softgel solution,” said Paul Smaltz, head of Roquette’s Global Pharmaceutical business unit, in a press release “Designed to be easily adaptable to existing gelatin processes, Lycagel can support businesses in bringing vegetarian alternatives to market quickly, without significant changes to existing operations.”

The Lycagel system offers excellent capsule strength, seal integrity, quick-drying time with no stickiness, fast disintegration, and no cross-linking and higher processing temperature suitability compared to gelatin. Lycagel gives manufacturers greater flexibility with ingredients that require higher processing temperatures such as pastes and waxes.

“Lycagel gives manufacturers the opportunity to take vegetarian softgel formulation further than ever before,” Smaltz said. “As well as offering advanced performance, the pea starch system delivers on consumer visual appeal too – producing capsules with a transparent, shiny finish and excellent reproducibility. This launch represents Roquette’s continued commitment to ensuring its customers remain at the forefront of innovation.”

 Roquette launched Lycagel, a pharmaceutical-grade solution for vegetarian softgel capsule formulations made from pea starch. 

Roquette launches plant-based softgel capsule, Lycagel

TriNutra (Harrison, NY) partnered with NS Oils Ltd. (Kibbutz Saad Israel) to provide organic ThymoQuin black seed oil, exclusively grown in Sde Eliyahu, Israel. The organic ThymoQuin seeds have been cultivating for three years and TriNutra is ready to supply its standardized Nigella sativa oil certified by the national organic program.

“Quality seeds have always been an important aspect of TriNutra’s business model and delivering organic means that we can further meet the demands of consumers,” said Morris Zelkha, CEO of TriNutra, in a press release. “We wanted to make sure we do it right, no cutting corners, and now, after three years, we have full confidence in our ability to deliver organic ThymoQuin to our customers.”

TriNutra’s breeding program produces plants with higher thymoquinone content than more common varieties and a proprietary cold-press extraction produces the stable and highly bioavailable ThymoQuin standardized to 3% thymoquinone with less than 2% fatty acid. 

“Our customers are increasingly looking for ingredients that meet organic, non-GMO and other sustainability standards to help differentiate their brands,” said Chris Holland, VP of sales at Barrington Nutritionals, in a press release. “TriNutra did a phenomenal job working with their family farmers to develop the seed and build a reliable supply chain to ensure consistent supply of organic ThymoQuin. Another win for TriNutra and our customers!”

TriNutra partnered with NS Oils Ltd. to provide organic ThymoQuin black seed oil.

TriNutra now offers organic ThymoQuin from black seed oil grown in Israel

Cargill (Minneapolis, MN) has made a significant investment in the Seventure Partners’ Health for Life Capital II fund. The fund supports microbiome research and development in the areas of health and nutrition. Cargill joins Danone, Novartis, and Lesaffre in a network of strategic investors, and will serve as a limited partner with a member appointed to the fund’s Advisory Investment Committee.

“We’re thrilled to invest with Seventure Partners, given their deep expertise and knowledge of the rapidly evolving microbiome ecosystem,” said Chuck Warta, president of Cargill’s health technologies business, in a press release. “Together, we will expand the existing suite of health solutions available to consumers and bring more relevant products to market in the functional food arena. Ultimately, our goal is to help humans and animals live more healthy days.”

“Microbiome innovations are now impacting many industries such as food, pharma, healthcare, retail, agriculture and animal feed and health, providing great opportunities for growth. In addition to the classic financial investors, our funds also include strategic corporate investors,” said Isabelle de Cremoux, CEO and managing partner of Seventure, in a press release. “I am delighted to start this collaboration with Cargill. Cargill joining our fund will accelerate our mission to transform fascinating science into great products, improving people’s lives.”

As part of the agreement, de Cremoux will join four other experts on an internal Cargill advisory board, tasked with providing strategic guidance and insight as Cargill grows its health technologies portfolio. The advisory board also includes Bruce German, PhD, a professor at UC Davis and co-founder of a startup focused on infant nutrition; Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, founding president of the International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP); and Scott Bush, a probiotics commercial leader with more than 30 years of experience.

“Bringing the outside in is critical as we grow in this emerging field,” said Warta. “Our advisory board members bring a critical mix of commercial and scientific expertise to challenge our assumptions and broaden our thinking.”

Cargill has made a significant investment in the Seventure Partners’ Health for Life Capital II fund, joining Danone, Novartis, and Lesaffre in a network of strategic investors.

Cargill invests in venture capital fund aimed at transforming microbiome and life sciences R&D

NXT USA, a new nutraceutical company, has launched TamaFlex, a joint health formula. A patent-pending combination of tamarind seed and turmeric rhizome extracts, TamaFlex was shown in a recent study

to support comfort, flexibility, and function in healthy subjects in as little as 14 days.

According to the firm, TamaFlex targets two pathway that cause joint inflammation: COX-2 and 5-LOX enzyme pathways. It also contains the first tamarind seed extract available globally to be backed by published safety data.

“We’re excited to bring TamaFlex to market because we believe it fills an unmet need in the joint health market that products like glucosamine and chondroitin just can’t address, namely consumer demands like clean label, vegan and non-GMO,” said Eric Anderson, managing director, NXT USA, in a press release. “TamaFlex is also clinically validated in healthy participants, while most joint products rely on data from folks with health conditions.”

 rhizome extracts improves knee joint function and alleviates pain in non-arthritic adults following physical activity.” 

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A patent-pending combination of tamarind seed and turmeric rhizome extracts, TamaFlex was shown in a recent study to support joint comfort, flexibility, and function in healthy subjects in as little as 14 days. 

NXT USA launches novel joint health formula called TamaFlex

Artemis International (Fort Wayne, IN) is boosting its immune support offerings with new BerryDefense Immune Blend. The proprietary blend contains standardized extracts of European black elderberry, aronia, and black currant to support not only immune health, but also cardiovascular health, and even vision health. Because high blood pressure is a risk factor for COVID-19 complications, and telecommuting for work and school creates added eye strain, the blend addresses a number of health concerns relevant to the pandemic.

“After experiencing record demand for our ElderCraft extracts, we wanted to meet the ongoing needs of our finished product customers, and consumers, with an ingredient that reaches beyond the benefits of Black Elderberry,” says Leslie Gallo, president of Artemis International, in a press release. “With our BerryDefense blend, Black Elderberry is combined with other clinically-validated ingredients to offer a flavonoid-packed immune powerhouse that also provides other significant benefits during the COVID pandemic.”

Artemis International is boosting its immune support offerings with new BerryDefense Immune Blend. 

Artemis International introduces new blend of dark berry extracts for immune health

 found that supplementation with a proprietary probiotic combination of 

-52 (Lacidofil from Lallemand; Mirabel, Canada) reduced anxiety-like behavior in rats with learned aversive association from infancy. Infants forget experiences more rapidly than older individuals; a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia. The study hypothesizes that expression of infantile amnesia is related to resilience and vulnerability. In other words, infantile stress may predispose individuals to higher anxiety in adulthood because infantile amnesia is offset by aversive stimuli.

Therefore, researchers conditioned infant rats to associate white noise with shock, then tested the memory of that association about one week later. They found infants that expressed better memory of aversive associations emitting more vocalizations, an indication of higher distress levels, when separated from their mother. They also experienced higher levels of conditioned fear and anxiety-like behavior. However, administration of the probiotic formula during early development reduced anxiety in rats that expressed good memory of aversive associations.

“These experiments are a promising first step and provide a preliminary rationale for the use of specific probiotics to prevent or reduce the negative impact of early offset of infantile amnesia” says Lucie Lingrand, product manager at Lallemand Health Solutions, in a press release.

Harmon-jones SK et al. “Is good memory always a good thing? An early offset of infantile amnesia predicts anxiety-like behavior throughout development in rats.” 

A recent animal study found that supplementation with Lacidofil from Lallemand  reduced anxiety-like behavior in rats with learned aversive association from infancy.

Novel probiotic formula may protect infants from consequences of early-life stress, says animal study

Shiitake mushrooms can be produced by placing cultured fungus called spawn into holes drilled in fresh cut hardwood. These logs are then incubated under forest shade for about a year before fruiting begins. The most recommended wood for production is the oak genus of the beech family.

Fun fact! Shiitake mushrooms can be produced by placing cultured fungus called spawn into holes drilled in fresh cut hardwood. These logs are then incubated under forest shade for about a year before fruiting begins. The most recommended wood for production is the oak genus of the beech family.

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